International Accounting Standard 23: Borrowing costs

This version was issued in March 2007 and includes amendments resulting from IFRSs issued up to 31 December 2008. Its effective date is 1 January 2009. IAS 23 Borrowing Costs was issued by the International Accounting Standards Committee in December 1993. It replaced IAS 23 Capitalisation of Borrowing Costs (issued March 1984).

IAS 23 International Accounting Standard 23 Borrowing Costs This version was issued in March 2007 and includes amendments resulting from IFRSs issued up to 31 December 2008 Its effective date is January 2009 IAS 23 Borrowing Costs was issued by the International Accounting Standards Committee in December 1993 It replaced IAS 23 Capitalisation of Borrowing Costs (issued March 1984) In April 2001 the International Accounting Standards Board resolved that all Standards and Interpretations issued under previous Constitutions continued to be applicable unless and until they were amended or withdrawn IAS 23 was amended by IAS Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors (issued December 2003) In March 2007 the IASB issued a revised IAS 23 Since then, IAS 23 and its accompanying documents have been amended by Improvements to IFRSs (issued May 2008).* The following Interpretations refer to IAS 23: • IFRIC Changes in Existing Decommissioning, Restoration and Similar Liabilities (issued May 2004 and subsequently amended) • IFRIC 12 Service Concession Arrangements (issued November 2006 and subsequently amended) * effective date January 2009 © IASCF 1393 IAS 23 CONTENTS paragraphs INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARD 23 BORROWING COSTS CORE PRINCIPLE SCOPE 2–4 DEFINITIONS 5–7 RECOGNITION 8–25 Borrowing costs eligible for capitalisation 10–15 Excess of the carrying amount of the qualifying asset over recoverable amount 16 Commencement of capitalisation 17–19 Suspension of capitalisation 20–21 Cessation of capitalisation 22–25 DISCLOSURE 26 TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS 27–28 EFFECTIVE DATE 29–29A WITHDRAWAL OF IAS 23 (REVISED 1993) 30 APPENDIX Amendments to other pronouncements APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF IAS 23 ISSUED IN MARCH 2007 BASIS FOR CONCLUSIONS DISSENTING OPINIONS APPENDIX Amendments to Basis for Conclusions on other pronouncements AMENDMENTS TO GUIDANCE ON OTHER PRONOUNCEMENTS TABLE OF CONCORDANCE 1394 © IASCF IAS 23 International Accounting Standard 23 Borrowing Costs (IAS 23) is set out in paragraphs 1–30 and the Appendix All of the paragraphs have equal authority but retain the IASC format of the Standard when it was adopted by the IASB IAS 23 should be read in the context of its core principle and the Basis for Conclusions, the Preface to International Financial Reporting Standards and the Framework for the Preparation and Presentation of Financial Statements IAS Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors provides a basis for selecting and applying accounting policies in the absence of explicit guidance This revised Standard was issued in March 2007 It supersedes IAS 23, revised in 1993 The text of the revised Standard, marked to show changes from the previous version, is available from the IASB’s Subscriber Website at www.iasb.org for a limited period © IASCF 1395 IAS 23 International Accounting Standard 23 Borrowing Costs Core principle Borrowing costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of a qualifying asset form part of the cost of that asset Other borrowing costs are recognised as an expense Scope An entity shall apply this Standard in accounting for borrowing costs The Standard does not deal with the actual or imputed cost of equity, including preferred capital not classified as a liability An entity is not required to apply the Standard to borrowing costs directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of: (a) a qualifying asset measured at fair value, for example a biological asset; or (b) inventories that are manufactured, or otherwise produced, in large quantities on a repetitive basis Definitions This Standard uses the following terms with the meanings specified: Borrowing costs are interest and other costs that an entity incurs in connection with the borrowing of funds A qualifying asset is an asset that necessarily takes a substantial period of time to get ready for its intended use or sale 1396 Borrowing costs may include: (a) interest expense calculated using the effective interest method as described in IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement; (b) [deleted] (c) [deleted] (d) finance charges in respect of finance leases recognised in accordance with IAS 17 Leases; and (e) exchange differences arising from foreign currency borrowings to the extent that they are regarded as an adjustment to interest costs Depending on the circumstances, any of the following may be qualifying assets: (a) inventories (b) manufacturing plants © IASCF IAS 23 (c) power generation facilities (d) intangible assets (e) investment properties Financial assets, and inventories that are manufactured, or otherwise produced, over a short period of time, are not qualifying assets Assets that are ready for their intended use or sale when acquired are not qualifying assets Recognition An entity shall capitalise borrowing costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of a qualifying asset as part of the cost of that asset An entity shall recognise other borrowing costs as an expense in the period in which it incurs them Borrowing costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of a qualifying asset are included in the cost of that asset Such borrowing costs are capitalised as part of the cost of the asset when it is probable that they will result in future economic benefits to the entity and the costs can be measured reliably When an entity applies IAS 29 Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economies, it recognises as an expense the part of borrowing costs that compensates for inflation during the same period in accordance with paragraph 21 of that Standard Borrowing costs eligible for capitalisation 10 The borrowing costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of a qualifying asset are those borrowing costs that would have been avoided if the expenditure on the qualifying asset had not been made When an entity borrows funds specifically for the purpose of obtaining a particular qualifying asset, the borrowing costs that directly relate to that qualifying asset can be readily identified 11 It may be difficult to identify a direct relationship between particular borrowings and a qualifying asset and to determine the borrowings that could otherwise have been avoided Such a difficulty occurs, for example, when the financing activity of an entity is co-ordinated centrally Difficulties also arise when a group uses a range of debt instruments to borrow funds at varying rates of interest, and lends those funds on various bases to other entities in the group Other complications arise through the use of loans denominated in or linked to foreign currencies, when the group operates in highly inflationary economies, and from fluctuations in exchange rates As a result, the determination of the amount of borrowing costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition of a qualifying asset is difficult and the exercise of judgement is required 12 To the extent that an entity borrows funds specifically for the purpose of obtaining a qualifying asset, the entity shall determine the amount of borrowing costs eligible for capitalisation as the actual borrowing costs incurred on that borrowing during the period less any investment income on the temporary investment of those borrowings © IASCF 1397 IAS 23 13 The financing arrangements for a qualifying asset may result in an entity obtaining borrowed funds and incurring associated borrowing costs before some or all of the funds are used for expenditures on the qualifying asset In such circumstances, the funds are often temporarily invested pending their expenditure on the qualifying asset In determining the amount of borrowing costs eligible for capitalisation during a period, any investment income earned on such funds is deducted from the borrowing costs incurred 14 To the extent that an entity borrows funds generally and uses them for the purpose of obtaining a qualifying asset, the entity shall determine the amount of borrowing costs eligible for capitalisation by applying a capitalisation rate to the expenditures on that asset The capitalisation rate shall be the weighted average of the borrowing costs applicable to the borrowings of the entity that are outstanding during the period, other than borrowings made specifically for the purpose of obtaining a qualifying asset The amount of borrowing costs that an entity capitalises during a period shall not exceed the amount of borrowing costs it incurred during that period 15 In some circumstances, it is appropriate to include all borrowings of the parent and its subsidiaries when computing a weighted average of the borrowing costs; in other circumstances, it is appropriate for each subsidiary to use a weighted average of the borrowing costs applicable to its own borrowings Excess of the carrying amount of the qualifying asset over recoverable amount 16 When the carrying amount or the expected ultimate cost of the qualifying asset exceeds its recoverable amount or net realisable value, the carrying amount is written down or written off in accordance with the requirements of other Standards In certain circumstances, the amount of the write-down or write-off is written back in accordance with those other Standards Commencement of capitalisation 17 18 1398 An entity shall begin capitalising borrowing costs as part of the cost of a qualifying asset on the commencement date The commencement date for capitalisation is the date when the entity first meets all of the following conditions: (a) it incurs expenditures for the asset; (b) it incurs borrowing costs; and (c) it undertakes activities that are necessary to prepare the asset for its intended use or sale Expenditures on a qualifying asset include only those expenditures that have resulted in payments of cash, transfers of other assets or the assumption of interest-bearing liabilities Expenditures are reduced by any progress payments received and grants received in connection with the asset (see IAS 20 Accounting for © IASCF IAS 23 Government Grants and Disclosure of Government Assistance) The average carrying amount of the asset during a period, including borrowing costs previously capitalised, is normally a reasonable approximation of the expenditures to which the capitalisation rate is applied in that period 19 The activities necessary to prepare the asset for its intended use or sale encompass more than the physical construction of the asset They include technical and administrative work prior to the commencement of physical construction, such as the activities associated with obtaining permits prior to the commencement of the physical construction However, such activities exclude the holding of an asset when no production or development that changes the asset’s condition is taking place For example, borrowing costs incurred while land is under development are capitalised during the period in which activities related to the development are being undertaken However, borrowing costs incurred while land acquired for building purposes is held without any associated development activity not qualify for capitalisation Suspension of capitalisation 20 An entity shall suspend capitalisation of borrowing costs during extended periods in which it suspends active development of a qualifying asset 21 An entity may incur borrowing costs during an extended period in which it suspends the activities necessary to prepare an asset for its intended use or sale Such costs are costs of holding partially completed assets and not qualify for capitalisation However, an entity does not normally suspend capitalising borrowing costs during a period when it carries out substantial technical and administrative work An entity also does not suspend capitalising borrowing costs when a temporary delay is a necessary part of the process of getting an asset ready for its intended use or sale For example, capitalisation continues during the extended period that high water levels delay construction of a bridge, if such high water levels are common during the construction period in the geographical region involved Cessation of capitalisation 22 An entity shall cease capitalising borrowing costs when substantially all the activities necessary to prepare the qualifying asset for its intended use or sale are complete 23 An asset is normally ready for its intended use or sale when the physical construction of the asset is complete even though routine administrative work might still continue If minor modifications, such as the decoration of a property to the purchaser’s or user’s specification, are all that are outstanding, this indicates that substantially all the activities are complete 24 When an entity completes the construction of a qualifying asset in parts and each part is capable of being used while construction continues on other parts, the entity shall cease capitalising borrowing costs when it completes substantially all the activities necessary to prepare that part for its intended use or sale © IASCF 1399 IAS 23 25 A business park comprising several buildings, each of which can be used individually, is an example of a qualifying asset for which each part is capable of being usable while construction continues on other parts An example of a qualifying asset that needs to be complete before any part can be used is an industrial plant involving several processes which are carried out in sequence at different parts of the plant within the same site, such as a steel mill Disclosure 26 An entity shall disclose: (a) the amount of borrowing costs capitalised during the period; and (b) the capitalisation rate used to determine the amount of borrowing costs eligible for capitalisation Transitional provisions 27 When application of this Standard constitutes a change in accounting policy, an entity shall apply the Standard to borrowing costs relating to qualifying assets for which the commencement date for capitalisation is on or after the effective date 28 However, an entity may designate any date before the effective date and apply the Standard to borrowing costs relating to all qualifying assets for which the commencement date for capitalisation is on or after that date Effective date 29 An entity shall apply the Standard for annual periods beginning on or after January 2009 Earlier application is permitted If an entity applies the Standard from a date before January 2009, it shall disclose that fact 29A Paragraph was amended by Improvements to IFRSs issued in May 2008 An entity shall apply that amendment for annual periods beginning on or after January 2009 Earlier application is permitted If an entity applies the amendment for an earlier period it shall disclose that fact Withdrawal of IAS 23 (revised 1993) 30 1400 This Standard supersedes IAS 23 Borrowing Costs revised in 1993 © IASCF IAS 23 Appendix Amendments to other pronouncements The amendments in this appendix shall be applied for annual periods beginning on or after January 2009 If an entity applies this Standard for an earlier period, the amendments in this appendix shall be applied for that earlier period In the amended paragraphs, new text is underlined and deleted text is struck through ***** The amendments contained in this appendix when this IFRS was issued in 2007 have been incorporated into the relevant IFRSs published in this volume © IASCF 1401 ...IAS 23 CONTENTS paragraphs INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARD 23 BORROWING COSTS CORE PRINCIPLE SCOPE 2–4 DEFINITIONS 5–7 RECOGNITION 8–25 Borrowing costs eligible for capitalisation 10–15... at www.iasb.org for a limited period © IASCF 1395 IAS 23 International Accounting Standard 23 Borrowing Costs Core principle Borrowing costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition,... part of the cost of that asset Other borrowing costs are recognised as an expense Scope An entity shall apply this Standard in accounting for borrowing costs The Standard does not deal with the actual